A4. One I have thought a lot about is how sustainable changes to practice will be built into the plan. How do we get the conversation going and create awareness that giftedness exists? The post below discusses what happens when we deny it. #edchatnz notsoformulaic.com/gifted-childre…

If you're 'lurking to learn' that's fantastic. It's great to have you here. We hope you're getting some good resources from the chat. #giftEDnz

A Sunday laugh for you - it's a bit like this tonight but that's okay. We are presistent and will always be advocates for our gifted students, their whānau and everyone who works with them. #giftEDnz

Q5. How early should we be identifying gifted students and why? #giftEDnz

A5. I watched this video today and it really resonated with me. Lots of food for thought about identification - the how, why and when. #giftEDnz youtu.be/oYMM68Dnngc

A5. Early Years Position Statement from giftEDnz giftednz.org.nz/wp-content/upl…

A5. Another great resource to add to your kete. #giftEDnz ‘Missing out’? The potential consequences of inaccurate teacher expectations on young gifted readers’ achievement outcomes. NZ research. #giftEDnz giftedchildren.org.nz/apex/wp-conten…

A5. Excellent resource on identification. #giftEDnz Identification of Gifted Children - from the National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC) nagc.org/resources-publ…

A5. The importance of identification of our twice-exceptional (2e). Serving Twice-Exceptional Preschoolers: Blending Gifted Education and Early Childhood Special Education Practices in Assessment and Program Planning #giftEDnz files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ756…

A final resource for Q5. E-Portfolios as a Tool for Supporting Gifted Children in New Zealand Early Childhood Education Centres - A Critical Appraisal - by Vanessa White. #giftEDnz liftingthelid.weebly.com/e-portfolios-a…

Our final question for the night... Q6. How do we address the professional learning and development needs? What works best for you? #giftEDnz

A6. PLD must be sustainable and owned by the participants, in this case the teachers. #giftEDnz Teacher Professional Learning and Development: Best Evidence Synthesis Iteration (BES) - NZ Education Counts. This sums up what works very well. educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/s…

A6. PLD must be driven and owned by teachers. Pathways to Collaboration - Changing the Face of Teacher Professional Learning - from Masters’ research working with TeachThought #giftEDnz slideshare.net/Justine8/pathw…

A6. Teacher Inquiry - from eLearning on TKI. Ownership and sustainability are key. #giftEDnz elearning.tki.org.nz/Professional-l…

A6. Teachers Know Best: Teachers’ Views on Professional Development. Teachers learn best from and with each other and if they have ownership of learning that is sustainable and able to be reflected on. #giftEDnz impatientoptimists.org/Posts/2014/12/…

We’re just about at the end of our chat. If you've been lurking to learn we hope you will add your thoughts next week. What are your /takeaways from tonight’s chat? What is the one message you would like the government to hear? #giftEDnz

Here is the link to the Survey on the Draft Disability and Learning Support Action Plan. Please help give our gifted students a voice in this conversation. #EdConvo #giftEDnz conversation.education.govt.nz/conversations/…

Keen to join us for more great collaborative learning - we’d love you to sign up to the giftEDnz October Blog Challenge. Never too late to join us. Click the link to register and see the daily prompts. #giftEDnz docs.google.com/document/d/14X…

Become a member of giftEDnz and receive a 10% discount to celebrate our rebranding. Offer open until Feb 2 2019. #edchatnz giftednz.org.nz/membership?src…